Mang Ke
Mang Ke (芒克, original name Jiang Shiwei), born in 1951, is a prominent Chinese poet and co-founder (with Bei Dao) of the underground literary journal Jintian (Today), which appeared irregularly between 1978 and 1980 before being shut down by the Chinese Government. Considered a member of the Misty Poets, Mang Ke's works were never officially recognized and appeared primarily as photocopies. Also an accomplished painter.
Also recorded as Jiang Shiwei
Mang Ke
- Name
- Mang Ke
- Birthplace
- China
- Occupation
- Poet
- Born
- 1950 · People's Republic of China.
- Nationality
- People's Republic of China
- Movements
- Misty Poets
- Languages
- Chinese
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Mang Ke (芒克, original name Jiang Shiwei), born in 1951, is a prominent Chinese poet and co-founder (with Bei Dao) of the underground literary journal Jintian (Today), which appeared irregularly between 1978 and 1980 before being shut down by the Chinese Government. Considered a member of the Misty Poets, Mang Ke's works were never officially recognized and appeared primarily as photocopies. Also an accomplished painter.
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• Name — Mang Ke • Birthplace — China • Occupation — Poet
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In 2015, he was interviewed by the Franco-Chinese online channel CAP33.
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- Gemeinsame Normdatei 1174019964, Mang, Ke.
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- 1.Bei, Dao. Out of the Howling Storm: The New Chinese Poetry. Wesleyan University Press. Biography Notes XX. 1993. 0-8195-1210-9.
- 2.McDougall, Bonnie S. The Literature of China in the Twentieth Century. Columbia University Press. 426. 1997. 0-231-11084-7.
- 3.A Brief Guide to Misty Poets
- 4.Historical Dictionary of Modern Chinese Literature
- 5.航向法国/Cap33 Web TV. www.cap33.com.
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Gemeinsame Normdatei 1174019964, Mang, Ke.Deutsche Nationalbibliothek
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The Encyclopedia exists whether or not anything is for sale. Corrections are recorded rather than overwritten, and every version of this record is kept. Published 17 August 2026.
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